Cement News tagged: Environmental
PT Holcim (Indonesia) denies pollution claims
PT Holcim (Indonesia) has denied allegations by a local NGO, IHWaR Foundation, that the firm’s waste removal activities pollute the environment.
Permit approved for geothermal expansion
An Oregon-based power company received a special use permit Wednesday night to establish a cement
It pays for cement makers to go green
It pays to go green, as India’s small cement manufacturers are discovering.
Target for emissions threatens EU heavy industry
Plans to tighten up the rationing of greenhouse gas emissions will contribute to the loss of some heavy
Shells provide a good cement diet supplement
In a probable world first, Holcim New Zealand can now use mussel shells to supplement limestone in its
Energy management to be key focus for Siam Cement
Energy management will be the main focus at Siam Cement Group in 2008, with all business units being required to pay more attention to maximise the benefits of resources,
ACC in strategic tie-up with Development Alternatives
In a move to provide a thrust to construction and rural infrastructure in India, cement major ACC Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with Development Alternative
10 year co-operation between Cemex and Birdlife launched
To further integrate the protection of the environment in its business, Cemex has signed a 10-year global agreement with the international bird and biodiversity conservation organisation, BirdLife Int
Anhui to spend RMB2bn on cogeneration development
Anhui province plans to spend RMB 2.24 billion to install 33 sets of new residual heat cogeneration equipment in 2008.
Implementing its landmark emissions law dogs the state
For all the praise and attention California has received for its landmark emissions-reduction plan, it’s becoming clear that signing the legislation was the easy part.
India: Cement plant blazes a trail
When she first heard about some entrepreneurs planning to set up a cement factory in her village,
UK residents to sue Castle Cement over dust and noise
Dozens of villagers who say their lives have been made a misery by a nearby cement factory are planning to sue for the “nuisance” it causes.
Cemex to double use of tyres at Rugby, UK
Cemex UK has been granted a permit for a trial by the cement industry regulator, the Environment Agency (EA), to increase the use of tyres from 12 to 25 per cent
Italy Italcementi, Egypt Sign MoU on Wind Farm Construction
Italcementi SpA has signed through its Italgen unit a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity & Energy for
European Commission to review Bulgaria’s CO2 allocation
The European Commission will consider officially Bulgaria’s arguments in favour of increasing the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances for 2007 and the 2008-2012 trading period, the press ce
Emission quota cause cement shortage concerns, Estonia
The small CO2 emission quota the government plans to assign to Estonia’s largest cement producer Kunda Nordic Tsement would in the company’s opinion push up cement prices by 35-40 per cent